Hurricane Central

[happylabs]

Whew! We had big winds here in Central Pennsylvania. The rain wasn't too bad but the wind was loud. I put my MP3 player headphones on for awhile and listened to some tunes to drown out the noise. My power went out about 10 p.m. The power came back on this morning about 9 a.m. Very thankful that we had no damage in my general area.

[Bonny]

Just watching the Today Show. It is unbelievable the damage. Sending Hope, Good Thoughts & Prayers to the Easterners.

[david p]

Now we're getting some wet snow here, but it's not expected to last.

[Alysser]

Still no power as of this morning cell service is back up and working though!

[CountryWolf07]

As of this morning, still no power at home since Monday evening. Basement is flooding though, 6-8 inches. Ready for the rainy days to be over.

[pomtzu]

Hope all of you without power get it back soon. Not only is it inconvenient, but it's gotten too cold out to not have any heat in the house.

Everything is pretty much back to normal here. The state bans have been lifted, and all schools and businesses are open with the exception of some along the coast. Now all we have to do at this house is clean up a ton of small dead branches that came down out of our trees, and put away all of our emergency supplies. It was great to not have to use any!

[Alysser]

Just found out my boyfriend who lives a block from the shore (he's in pa now) thinks his house is flooded. He isn't positive but it seems inevitable at this point.

[Karen]

Hope they didn't have anything too important in the basement!

[Alysser]

Karen his house is a duplex and he's on the lower level no basement. His home is in lavalette

[Alysser]

Power is on!!! I am so lucky and grateful! It may have been a bit of an inconvenience but hey I didn't loss my house! Life is good

ETA: Gov. Christie postponed Halloween till Monday Nov. 5th.

[CountryWolf07]

UPDATE: Power is back, and came back on Wednesday late afternoon. Things are back to normal. We got lucky with the basement, by the time we got home, the water was gone but just a few puddles here and there. We used the dehumidifier to help clear out the water as well. Last night we put bleach on the floor in the basement (it is unfinished, we have zero plans to rebuild and make it our own, we are wanting to find another house within the next couple years, this is only our starter home.) AND also, if you were wondering, the puppy WILL NOT be allowed down there as well so he will be blocked out from being able to go down there.

[Karen]

Oh, Rachel, that sounds good - the best plan! Do you know where the water came in?

[redbird]

I live in Central NJ and we were hit hard. I was not but people not far away lost a lot, it was so sad to see them standing outside their homes with trees on top of them. The Jersey Shore was really devastating to see on TV. Sandy was huge to say the least. We are still in a State of Emergency and our Gov. Christie cancelled Halloween till next Monday.

A lot of traffic lights are still not working and forget about gas for the cars, rarely can we get any, not because we have no gas but the gas stations don't all have power yet. I'm sure you have all seen this on your news broadcasts.

I lost power for only about 8 hours but lost TV, Internet and Phone for almost 3 days, thank goodness for the cell phone. Right now my area is doing ok but for many others it is a nightmare, prayers for them.

[neko1]

Since we live in the middle of the woods, we were hit with a lot of downed trees and wires. We lost power on Monday and are not expected to have power until Nov. 11th. I am staying at the emergency shelter during the day and going back home at night to take care of Neko.

[carole]

It saddens me so much to hear and see what you guys are going through, I know it's of little comfort,but just know the kiwis down under are thinking of you all and praying for your safety,HUGS. To all.